Love Quiz

Love Quiz

How do you express “I love you!” to your son or daughter? To ensure that special, loved, and cherished feeling? Do you know how he or she prefers to receive love from you? If you and your child haven’t taken the 5 Love Languages quiz, this is a perfect time....
Why Perception Matters

Why Perception Matters

As I visited with Amy and Scott in my school counseling office, their sadness was matched by the sinking feeling that they’d failed their eighth-grader daughter, Hailey. They explained that within the last month she’d begun failing some classes, and had been...
3 Tweaks 0 Resolutions

3 Tweaks 0 Resolutions

There is so much hype about New Year’s resolutions. Friends inquire about them. The media nags us. Bosses make plans. I get it. New year, fresh start, clean slate. I believe comprehensive changes are too much to expect. Especially on the first day after the entire...
It’s Who We Are

It’s Who We Are

I broke a long standing tradition this year. I put up our new Christmas tree before Thanksgiving. It was impossible for me to wait and see both the colored and clear lights twinkling. When my family protested, I gave them a glowing and glittering light show. Still...

The Tween Times – Top 5, December 14, 2017

The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween Top 5 Music is one of the best things about Christmas. No matter where I am, the first time I hear The Christmas Song I am taken back to decorating the Christmas trees of my youth. The memories fill me with...

The Tween Times – Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz, November 21, 2017

The Tween Times Helping you connect with your tween Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz Happy Thanksgiving! Have fun with this seasonal quiz. Scroll down for the answers. 1. Is pumpkin pie still the most popular dessert on Thanksgiving? 2. What NFL team played the first football...